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although it is more commonly used by males. As a noun, Makoto means " sincerity" (誠) or "truth" (真, 眞).


People


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Makoto (musician) (born 1977 in Tokyo, Japan), professionally known as , is a Japanese drum and bass musician, DJ and actor. Among other distinctive elements of Makoto's musical style, a heavy influence of 1970s-era soul, funk and jazz fusion can be heard thr ...
(born 1977), drum and bass artist *Makoto (Sharan Q) ( まこと), drummer of
Sharan Q was a Japanese rock band composed of lead singer , on guitar, on drums and on keyboards. Biography They debuted with in 1992. They were not an instant hit initially, but their fourth single broke the top 50 of the Oricon charts. Even ...
*Makoto (streamer) ( まこと), Japanese streamer, voice actress * Makoto (wrestler) (born 1989), professional wrestler *, Japanese basketball player * Makoto Chūza, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese actor *, Japanese chemist *, Japanese writer * Makoto Furukawa, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese academic *
Makoto Hagiwara (15 August 1854 – 12 September 1925) was a Japanese-born American landscape designer responsible for the maintenance and expansion of the Japanese Tea Garden at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California, from 1895 until his death in 1925. H ...
(1854–1925), landscape designer often credited with inventing the fortune cookie *
Makoto Hasebe is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt. He played for the Japan national team, for which he served as captain. Club career Urawa Red Diamonds After gr ...
(長谷部 誠, born 1984), Japanese footballer *
Makoto Hiejima Makoto Hiejima ( ja, 比江島慎; born August 11, 1990) is a Japanese professional basketball player for Utsunomiya Brex of the Japanese B.League. Professional career A Fukuoka Prefecture native and Rakunan High School alum, Hiejima attended A ...
(born 1990), Japanese basketball player *, Japanese Paralympic judoka *Makoto Horikawa or Ryō Horikawa * Makoto Imaoka (born 1974), professional baseball player *
Makoto Inoue is a Japanese professional golfer. Inoue plays on the Japan Golf Tour The Japan Golf Tour ( ja, 日本ゴルフツアー機構) is a prominent golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the third-highest annual prize fund out ...
(born 1974), professional golfer *, Japanese economist * Mako (actor) (岩松誠, 1933–2006), Japanese-American actor and voice actor frequently credited as Mako *, Japanese sport wrestler * Makoto Kawabata, Japanese musician *, Japanese ice hockey player * Makoto Kawamoto (born 1974), singer-songwriter *, Japanese physicist *
Makoto Kikuchi Makoto Kikuchi (born 1911, date of death unknown) was a Japanese field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round ...
, Japanese field hockey player *, Japanese footballer * Makoto Kobayashi (artist) (born 1958), manga artist *
Makoto Kobayashi (physicist) is a Japanese physicist known for his work on CP-violation who was awarded one-fourth of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics "for the discovery of the origin of the broken symmetry which predicts the existence of at least three families of quarks i ...
(born 1944), physicist *, Japanese basketball player *Makoto Muramatsu ( 村松誠), an artist famous for pictures of cats and dogs * Makoto Nagano (born 1972), 2006 SASUKE winner *
Makoto Nakajima was the commissioner of the Japan Patent OfficeLawyers Weekly USA (2006). until he was succeeded by Masahiro Koezuka (肥塚 雅博). Government service Upon graduating from the University of Tokyo with a law degree, Nakajima began working in th ...
(born 1952), former commissioner of the Japan Patent Office *, Japanese anime screenwriter *
Makoto Niwano is a Japanese manga artist known for several works, including ''The Momotaroh'', ''Bomber Girl'' and ''Jinnairyū Jyūjyutsu Butouden Majimakun Suttobasu!!''.Makoto Ogawa (born 1987), J-pop singer * Makoto Oishi (born 1979), professional wrestler * Makoto Okazaki (disambiguation), multiple people * Makoto Okunaka (born 1993), J-pop idol and member of idol group Passpo * Makoto Ōoka (1931–2017), Poet * Makoto Ozone, jazz pianist *
Makoto Raiku , known by the pen name , is a manga artist known for creating the ''Zatch Bell!'' franchise. Starting off an assistant for Kazuhiro Fujita on his manga ''Ushio & Tora'', he began creating several one-shots for the Weekly Shōnen Sunday ''shōne ...
, manga artist *, Japanese footballer *
Makoto Saitō is a unisex Japanese name although it is more commonly used by males. As a noun, Makoto means "sincerity" (誠) or "truth" (真, 眞). People Given name * Makoto (musician) (born 1977), drum and bass artist *Makoto (Sharan Q) ( まこと), d ...
(1858–1936), viscount *Makoto Sakamoto ( マコト・サカモト), drummer * Makoto Sasaki, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese actor *, Japanese film director * Makoto Shinkai (born 1973), anime director *, Japanese sport shooter *, Japanese actress and voice actress *
Makoto Tamada (born November 4, 1976 in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan) is a former Japanese professional motorcycle racer currently working as a rider instructor in Suzuka Racing School. He is one of the few riders to win races in both MotoGP and Superb ...
(born 1976), former Japanese professional motorcycle racer * Makoto Tamamura, engineer *
Makoto Taniguchi is a Japanese diplomat and academic, a former Ambassador of Japan to the United Nations and a former Chairman of UNICEF in 1988. He received a B.A. and an M.A. from Hitotsubashi University, and then earned a B.A. at St John's College, Cambridge ...
, Japanese diplomat and academic *
Makoto Tezuka , officially romanized as Macoto Tezka, is a Japanese film and anime director, born in Tokyo. He fashions himself as a visualist and is involved in the creation of moving images beyond film and animation. He partially owns Tezuka Productions an ...
(born 1961), the son of Osamu Tezuka *
Makoto Tobe is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan. Early life Makoto Tobe was born on August 5, 1986, in Yokohama. He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school as a student of shogi professional in October 1998 at the rank of ...
, Japanese shogi player *
Makoto Tomioka Girochinsha (Guillotine Society) was an early 20th century Japanese anarchist group that unsuccessfully targeted members of the imperial state. Their early 1920s plot to attack the crown prince Hirohito led to the hanging of members Furuta Dai ...
(1897–1926), terrorist *, Japanese voice actress * Makoto Ueda (architecture critic) (born 1935), architecture critic) * Makoto Ueda (poetry critic) (1931–2020), professor from Stanford * Makoto Yamaguchi (born 1944), origami artist *, Japanese footballer and manager * Makoto Yasumura (born 1975), Japanese voice actor *, Japanese footballer *
Makoto Yukimura is a Japanese manga artist. Biography Early life Yukimura considered himself a laidback child at school. His first manga was Akira Toriyama's '' Dr. Slump'' at 5 and was particularly impressed by the cover. He then watched the anime much to his ...
(born 1976), manga artist


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Naoya Makoto , born (born June 25, 1948 ) is an actor from Japan. Makoto is famous for playing the role of Tsuyoshi Kaijō / AkaRanger in ''Himitsu Sentai Goranger''. Biography Naoya Makoto debuted as an actor in 1971. His first appearance was as a guest pe ...
(born 1948), Japanese actor *
Shiela Makoto Shiela Makoto (born 14 January 1990) is a Zimbabwean association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ...
(born 1990), Zimbabwean association football defender


Characters

*Makoto, in ''
Tales of the Otori Tales of the Otori is a series of historical fantasy novels by Gillian Rubinstein, writing under the pen name Lian Hearn, set in a fictional world based on feudal Japan. The series initially consisted of a trilogy: ''Across the Nightingale Floor ...
'' *Makoto "Mako-chan" Ariga, in '' Wandering Son.'' *Makoto Takei, in '' Fruits Basket'' *
Makoto Kibune This is a list of featured in the manga and anime series '' Bleach'', created by Tite Kubo. Soul Reapers are a fictional race of spirits who govern the flow of souls between the human world and the afterlife realm called the ''Soul Society''. T ...
, in ''
Bleach (manga) ''Bleach'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tite Kubo. It follows the adventures of a teenager Ichigo Kurosaki, who inherits his parents' destiny after he obtains the powers of a Soul Reaper ...
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Mizoguchi Makoto is a series of fighting games that were produced by Data East during the 1990s. The original ''Fighter's History'' was first released for the arcades in 1993 and ported to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1994. Two different sequel ...
, in ''
Fighter's History is a series of fighting games that were produced by Data East during the 1990s. The original ''Fighter's History'' was first released for the arcades in 1993 and ported to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1994. Two different sequels ...
'' *Makoto (Enchanted Arms), in '' Enchanted Arms'' * Makoto (''Street Fighter''), in the ''Street Fighter'' series *Makoto/Proto-Makoto: A robot girl (On '' MySims'') *
Makoto Aihara is a professional wrestling fighting game that was developed by Yuke's and published by Konami for the PlayStation 2 in 2004. The game uses the same engine as Yuke's 2003 release ''WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain''. ''Rumble Roses'' was fol ...
, in ''Rumble Roses'' and ''Rumble Roses XX'' *Makoto Aikawa, in '' Machine Robo Rescue'' *Makoto Amano, in ''
W Juliet is a shōjo romantic comedy manga series by Emura. It was published by Hakusensha in ''Hana to Yume'' between 1997 and 2002 and collected in 14 bound volumes. It is about the relationship between tomboy Ito Miura and the feminine Makoto Am ...
'' *Makoto Hanamiya, in '' Kuroko's Basketball'' *Makoto Hashimoto, in '' Battle Royale II: Blitz Royale'' *Makoto Hirano (Emmery), in ''HNMS Battle of the Schools'' and ''HNMS Battle of the Schools: A New Saga'' *Makoto Hozumi, in '' Sasami: Magical Girls Club'' * Makoto Hyuga, in ''
Neon Genesis Evangelion , also known simply as ''Evangelion'' or ''Eva'', is a Japanese mecha anime television series produced by Gainax and animated by Tatsunoko, directed by Hideaki Anno and broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 1995 to March 1996. ''Evangelion' ...
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Makoto Isshiki is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known for her series '' Forest of Piano'', which has been adapted as an anime film and received the Grand Prize for manga at the 2008 Japan Media Arts Festival. She won the 1994 Kodansha Manga Award for g ...
, in '' RahXephon'' * Makoto Itō, in '' School Days'' *Makoto Jin, in '' Battle Fever J'' *Makoto Kashino, in '' Yumeiro Patissiere'' *Makoto Kawamura, character in ''
Futari Ecchi is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Katsu Aki. It has been serialized in ''Young Animal'' since 1997, with the chapters later combined into tankōbon volumes by Hakusensha, of which there are eighty-eight as of Janua ...
'' *Makoto Kenzaki in '' DokiDoki! Pretty Cure'' *Makoto Kikuchi, in ''The Idolmaster'' *
Makoto Kino , better known as , is a fictional character in the ''Sailor Moon'' manga series created by Naoko Takeuchi. Makoto is her sailor form's alternative human identity as part of the Sailor Soldiers, female supernatural fighters who protect the Solar ...
(Lita Kino), in ''
Sailor Moon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from 1991 to 1997; the 52 individual chapters were published in 18 volumes. The seri ...
'' *Makoto Kohsaka, in '' Genshiken'' *Makoto Konno, in ''
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is a science fiction novel by Yasutaka Tsutsui. Originally serialized from 1965 to 1966, it tells the story of a high-school girl who accidentally acquires the ability to Time travel in fiction, time travel, which leads to a time loop where sh ...
'' *Makoto Kozuka, in '' Paranoia Agent'' *Makoto Kyogoku, in '' Detective Conan'' *Makoto Date, in '' Yakuza Kiwami'' *Makoto Makimura, in '' Yakuza 0'' and '' Yakuza Kiwami 2'' *
Makoto Mizuhara The following article provides information on major and minor characters in the fictional universe of the various '' El-Hazard'' anime and manga series. If a character's existence differs significantly in the alternate timeline ''Wanderers'' TV ...
, in ''
El-Hazard is a Japanese anime franchise written by Ryoe Tsukimura and directed by Hiroki Hayashi. The series was animated by AIC and produced by Pioneer LDC. There is also a manga adaptation, which is published in English by VIZ Media. The series ...
'' *Makoto Morishita, in '' Wangan Midnight'' * Makoto Naegi, a major character in the ''
Danganronpa is a Japanese video game franchise created by Kazutaka Kodaka and developed and owned by Spike Chunsoft (formerly Spike). The series primarily surrounds various groups of apparent high school students who are forced into murdering each other ...
'' series * Makoto Nakashima, a sister is Ai Nakashima in '' Haikyū!!'' * Makoto Nanaya in the '' BlazBlue'' series *Makoto Narita, in ''
W Juliet is a shōjo romantic comedy manga series by Emura. It was published by Hakusensha in ''Hana to Yume'' between 1997 and 2002 and collected in 14 bound volumes. It is about the relationship between tomboy Ito Miura and the feminine Makoto Am ...
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Makoto Niijima , whose Phantom Thief code name is , is a fictional character in the ''Persona'' series, first appearing in ''Persona 5'' as one of its main characters. She's the student council president of Shujin Academy who lives a double life as a Phantom Th ...
, in '' Persona 5'' *Makoto Ōgami, in '' Ghost Hound'' *Makoto Ohkawa, in ''
Man of Many Faces is a manga by Clamp about a nine-year-old boy named Akira Ijyuin who steals beautiful and valuable objects to please his two mothers and is known to the public as the dashing, clever thief named the ''Man of 20 Faces''. The manga took inspir ...
'' and '' Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle'' *Makoto Onoda, in ''
Futari Ecchi is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Katsu Aki. It has been serialized in ''Young Animal'' since 1997, with the chapters later combined into tankōbon volumes by Hakusensha, of which there are eighty-eight as of Janua ...
'' *Makoto Sako, in '' Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2'' *Makoto Sakurai, a character from the anime and manga series '' Nichijou'' *Makoto Saotome, a character in ''
Kannazuki no Miko is a Japanese ''Yuri (genre), yuri'' manga series created by Kaishaku (manga group), Kaishaku. The series, centering on the relationship between main characters Himeko and Chikane, also has elements of mecha themes in its plot. The 14-chapter ...
''. * Makoto Sawatari, in ''Kanon'' * Makoto Shido, in '' Idaten Jump'' *
Makoto Shishio , known in the English anime in Western order as Makoto Shishio, is a fictional character from the ''Rurouni Kenshin'' manga series created by Nobuhiro Watsuki and the main antagonist of the ''Kyoto Arc'', the second arc of the series. Shishio ...
(志々雄真実), a villain in ''Rurouni Kenshin'' *Makoto Tachibana (橘 真琴), in ''
Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club ''Free!'' is a Japanese anime television series produced by Kyoto Animation and Animation Do. The series is loosely based on the light novel, , written by Kōji Ōji, which received an honorable mention in the second Kyoto Animation Award ...
'' *Makoto Yutaka, a character in the manga ''
The Day of Revolution is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Mikiyo Tsuda. The series was serialized in Shinshokan's manga magazine ''South'' between April 1998 and February 2001. The manga is licensed in English by Digital Manga Publishing and has been re ...
'' and '' Princess Princess'' *Makoto Yuki, in the movie adaptation of '' Persona 3'' *Nijigahara Makoto in '' Aikatsu!'' *Yokomizo Makoto in '' AKB0048'' *Makoto Munechika in '' Kattobi Itto'' *
Makoto is a unisex Japanese name although it is more commonly used by males. As a noun, Makoto means "sincerity" (誠) or "truth" (真, 眞). People Given name * Makoto (musician) (born 1977), drum and bass artist *Makoto (Sharan Q) ( まこと), ...
, a character in the anime '' Digimon Tamers'' *Makoto Sugihara in '' Crows'' *Makoto Edamura (枝村真人), a character in the anime series '' Great Pretender''. *Makoto Yuuki, a character in '' Ensemble Stars!''.


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Motoko Motoko is a feminine Japanese given name. Possible writings * もとこ hiragana * 素子 "unadorned, plain, undecorated, child" * 元子 "origin, child" * 基子 "fundamental, child" * 資子 "resourceful, child" People with the name * Motoko A ...
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